Amy Goodusky

Amy F. Goodusky, a former paralegal, rock 'n' roll singer and horseback riding instructor, is of counsel at O'Brien, Tanski & Young in Hartford.

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Opinion: When Worlds Collide

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Friday, May 10, 2013 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune

While I was mired in the task of preparing responses to some disclosure and production requests that seemed to have mistaken a cause of action sounding in defamation for the Spanish Inquisition, I heard the distant ding of email.

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Opinion: Why I Do What I Do

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Friday, April 26, 2013 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune

I was reminded today of why I write this column. As you have doubtless read in endless variation, I do it not to make you laugh, but to lighten up my own miserable existence. The practice of law is summarily cheerless

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Opinion: Santa V. The Easter Bunny

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Friday, April 5, 2013 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune

I heard, or, more to the point, thought I heard that Easter, that fiesta of hard-boiled, chocolate-covered indulgence, now rivals Christmas as an occasion on which gifts are expected to be bought, wrapped and distributed.

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Opinion: Send In The Drones

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Monday, April 1, 2013 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune

If drones could perform complex geophysical analyses, scare camels and fatally harass al-Quaeda, they could certainly be taught to take sworn testimony.

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A Phone With A Mind Of Its Own

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Friday, February 15, 2013 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune

I am not a member of the "me" generation. My friend Joe the Plumber, eulogized in this column, used to say, "I'm not much, but I'm all I think about." I can certainly identify with that. Nevertheless, I belong in a pack with my fellow graying baby boomers. I have, however, of late, become a part of the "i" generation.

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A Wintry Mix

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Friday, February 8, 2013 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune

It was snowing. I stared out the window. It was coming down mightily, with accompanying wind gusts. I checked the temperature.

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Indignity, Thy Name Is Wechler

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Friday, February 1, 2013 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune

Recently, I attended the deposition of an expert witness. I was the shortstop; someone else was pitching that day. Among the topics explored in depth was a little exercise to test auditory working memory. It was called the Wechsler Immediate Memory Test.

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A Kinder, Gentler Holiday Poem

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Friday, December 28, 2012 | by Amy Goodusky | The Connecticut Law Tribune

I'm certain that you have all been breathlessly awaiting my annual lunatic flight into verse, and struggling to maintain an adequate level of caffeination to read it. Happy Holidays to my faithful eleven-and-a-half readers and to my fellows in the profession. Once again, my enormous gratitude to Law Tribune editor Paul Sussman, who actually asks me to write things for him and is genuinely amused when I do.